

They affected Italian accents for their parents when they came home from their trip.She affected concern for her neighbors.He always affects a look of surprise when the children draw him pictures.Sometimes, especially in formal contexts, affect is used to mean "to pretend that a false behavior or feeling is natural or genuine." The following example sentences show this use: The people urged the government to effect reform.The directors hoped to effect a smooth transition by working together during the merger.The manager had the power to effect change within the company.The following example sentences show this use: Sometimes, especially in formal writing, effect is used as a verb to mean "to cause something to happen". = Staying up late does not affect my ability to wake up early.

Staying up late has no effect on my ability to wake up early.= The medicine affects your ability to stay awake. One side effect of the new medicine is sleepiness.= The teacher affects the children in a positive way. The new teacher has a positive effect on the children.= Your diet has an effect on your weight. Pollution in the air affects our health.= The weather had an effect on our travel plans. The weather affected our travel plans.The following example sentences show these uses: Affect is a verb almost always used to mean "to act on (someone or something) and cause a change." Effect is almost always used as a noun to mean "a change that results when something is done or happens." In other words, when you affect something, you cause an effect.
